The New Alternative
Jumpstarting the creative process with Allison Ponthier
263: A Higher Power Ballad
How sound becomes hearing
262: Listening 2 Britney: Gimme More
261: Listening 2 Britney: Toxic
Listening 2 Britney: ...Baby One More Time
258: Chartbreakers (ft. Megan Thee Stallion and the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
257: Leon Bridges and Khruangbin Sing a Song of Texas
256: Shaking Out the Numb with Sylvan Esso
255: We *do* talk about Bruno
254: 32 Albums in, Elvis Costello is Just Getting Started
253: Accidental Kpop star Eric Nam quits the system
252: The Weeknd drives through purgatory (with a little help from Jim Carrey)
251: Why do new Christmas songs fail?
250: Tai Verdes TikTok-ed his way to a breakout hit
249: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise The Roof
248: The Beatles get back to their roots
247: Taylor, Adele & Silk Sonic’s broken hearts club
246: Snotty Nose Rez Kids on hip hop and Indigenous protest
245: The State of the Pop Union
244: Why ABBA songs just hit different
The Healing Power of Pop with Esperanza Spalding
Janet Jackson's Legacy After 'Control' from It's Been A Minute with Sam Sanders
242: James Bond and the Sound of Spycraft
241: James Blake & The Return of Harmony
240: Sparkle spoke out against R Kelly. It cost her her career.
216: The Mystery of Montero AKA Lil Nas X (feat. Take A Daytrip)
239: Deja Vu: Why Olivia Rodrigo keeps giving up songwriting credits
238: CHVRCHES and the sound of 80s horror
237: From Taylor Swift to Bon Iver, Aaron Dessner Finds Meaning in Musical Community
236: Modern Classics: Carina Del Valle Schorske on Cat Power's "Manhattan"
235: The Joy of Music Festivals
234: The Beauty and Horror of Insane Clown Posse's Summer Festival
233: Summer Festivals: How Coachella co-opted the Woodstock look
232: Modern Classics: Mark Ronson on Ginuwine's "Pony"
231: Summer Hits: Jack Antonoff on Bleacher’s “Stop Making This Hurt”
230: Modern Classics: Yola on Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” and the Longevity of Soul
229: L’Rain asks “what have you done to change?” (live at JBL)
228: Summer Hits: City Girls - Twerkulator (with Kyra Gaunt
227: Summer Hits: Lorde - Solar Power (w Hanif Abdurraqib)
236: Summer Hits: Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u (with Jessica Hopper)
225: Modern Classics: Labrinth's "Sexy MF" (with Sam Sanders)
224: Growing Pains with Lucy Dacus
233: Summer Hits: BTS - Butter (with Jenna Andrews)
222: Pop’s Worst Kept Secret ft. Emily Warren
221: 40 Years Later, Japanese City Pop is Still Crashing the Charts (with Cat Zhang)
220: J Cole’s The Off Season and the Power of the 12/8 Shuffle
ICYMI Rina Sawayama Reimagines the 00s
219: Vijay Iyer on why jazz has always been political
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